NATO

HILL: So what is the big deal with Greenland anyway?

January 29, 2026 Frank Hill

For a country most Americans have never visited or considered very much, Greenland sure took front and center on the world stage when President Donald Trump announced his intent to buy it from Denmark. When […]

Putin: Russia will extend nuclear arms limits for 1 more year

September 30, 2025 The Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year under the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States that expires in February, and […]

Trump envoy: Officials working ‘very, very hard’ on ending Russia-Ukraine war

August 31, 2025 The Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg said in Kyiv on Monday that officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as […]

Trump attempts to broker peace in Ukraine

August 21, 2025 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump says he has begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The president made the […]

Article 5: NATO’s common defense pledge that stands in the way of Ukraine’s admission while at war

July 19, 2023 Associated Press

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have gotten support and vague assurances from NATO leaders in Vilnius last week, but he ultimately returned home without a clear commitment that his country will be […]

Erdogan: Sweden can’t join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

February 3, 2023 Suzan Fraser and Jari Tanner, Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Wednesday that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as the Scandinavian country permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book to take […]

14 years later, NATO is set to renew its vow to Ukraine

November 28, 2022 Lorne Cook and Stephemn McGrath, Associated Press

BUCHAREST — NATO returns on Tuesday to the scene of one of its most controversial decisions, intent on repeating its vow that Ukraine — now suffering through the 10th month of a war against Russia […]

Sweden’s leader courts Turkey’s support for NATO membership

November 8, 2022 Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey — Sweden still has “many steps to take” to win Turkey’s approval for its NATO membership bid, a top Turkish official said Tuesday as Sweden’s new prime minister visited Ankara in hopes of […]

NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

July 5, 2022 Raf Casert, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals — and […]

US boosting military presence in Europe amid Russia threat

July 1, 2022 Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller, Associated Press

MADRID — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. will significantly expand its military presence in Europe, the latest example of how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped plans for the continent’s security and prompted […]